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date = "2024-09-09"
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![Programs running in Redox 0.9.0](/img/screenshot/programs1.png)
![Orbital in Redox 0.9.0](/img/screenshot/orbital-0.9.0.png)
<a href="/img/screenshot/programs1.png"><img class="img-responsive" src="/img/screenshot/programs1.png"/></a>
<a href="/img/screenshot/orbital-0.9.0.png"><img class="img-responsive" src="/img/screenshot/orbital-0.9.0.png"/></a>
## Overview
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## Relibc Improvements
Relibc is Redox's answer to libc, glibc and musl.
Relibc is the Redox C Standard Library, an alternative to the POSIX libc, glibc and musl.
Relibc is written in Rust, and provides standard C and POSIX APIs, as well as many libc utility functions.
It was originally envisioned to be an alternative to libc for both Linux and Redox.
Increasingly, it has been the home for many Redox system services, including such things as fork, exec, pthred, and signal handling,
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USB support is under heavy development and is a key feature for us, but it did not quite make the cut for this release.
We hope to have an update for USB HID in the near future,
which will provide support for USB mouse and keyboard, as well as game controllers.
This will be followed by USB hub support, which is mandatory, as many motherboards route some or all USB ports through
This will be followed by USB hub support, which is essential, as many motherboards route some or all USB ports through
an internal hub.
Then we will start work on USB storage.
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